Sea Sprite 27

Sea Sprite 27

Development
Designer	Bill Luders
Location	United States
Year	1960
Builder(s)	C. E. Ryder
Name	Sea Sprite 27
Boat
Displacement	7,600 lb (3,447 kg)
Draft	4.25 ft (1.30 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	27.92 ft (8.51 m)
LWL	20.00 ft (6.10 m)
Beam	8.83 ft (2.69 m)
Engine type	Universal Motor Company 11 hp (8 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel
Ballast	3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	30.00 ft (9.14 m)
J foretriangle base	10.30 ft (3.14 m)
P mainsail luff	31.00 ft (9.45 m)
E mainsail foot	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	186.00 sq ft (17.280 m2)
Jib/genoa area	154.50 sq ft (14.354 m2)
Total sail area	340.50 sq ft (31.633 m2)

The Sea Sprite 27, also called the Sea Sprite 28 and the Luders 28, is an American sailboat that was designed by Bill Luders as a cruiser and first built in 1960. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Sea Sprite 27 design is one of the Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts series of boats. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by C. E. Ryder in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States between 1960 and 1985, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

Design

The Sea Sprite 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wooden trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 7,600 lb (3,447 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

The boat has a draft of 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the standard long keel fitted. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat is fitted with a Universal Motor Company diesel engine of 11 hp (8 kW). The fuel tank holds 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal). ^{[1] [4]}

The boat's galley is located on the port side of the cabin just forward of the companionway steps, with the icebox doubling as a navigation table. The galley has a two-burner alcohol stove and a sink with pressurized water. The head occupies both side of the hull, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping space is provided in the cabin with a double berth and a quarter berth. ^[3]

Ventilation is provided by a translucent forward hatch and four opening ports in the cabin. A second mid-ship hatch was a factory option. ^[3]

The cockpit has two genoa winches and a third winch for the halyards. There is a standard topping lift and jiffy-reefing. The mainsheet traveler is mounted just behind the cockpit. ^[3]

Factory options included a boom vang, spinnaker and gear, roller furling and wheel steering in place of the tiller. ^[3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.99 kn (11.09 km/h). ^[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Sea Sprite 34

Similar sailboats

• Alerion Express 28
• Aloha 28
• Beneteau First 285
• Cal 28
• Catalina 28
• Cumulus 28
• Grampian 28
• Hunter 28
• Hunter 28.5
• Hunter 280
• J/28
• O'Day 28
• Pearson 28
• Sabre 28
• Sirius 28
• Tanzer 28
• TES 28 Magnam
• Viking 28

References

1. Browning, Randy (2019). "Sea Sprite 27/28 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
2. Browning, Randy (2019). "Alfred E. Luders". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 194-195. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sea Sprite 27/28". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. Browning, Randy (2019). "C. E. Ryder". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2019.